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2 Year Modification

Plan: Louisiana PYs 2018-2019
Combined Plan C

Section: WIOA State Plan Common Elements

Narrative: III. b. 6. A. ii.

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Located in:
  • III. Operational Planning Elements
    The Unified or Combined State Plan must include an Operational Planning Elements section that support the State’s strategy and the system-wide vision described in Section II.(c) above. Unless otherwise noted, all Operational Planning Elements apply to Combined State Plan partner programs included in the plan as well as to core programs. This section must include—
    • b. State Operating Systems and Policies
      The Unified or Combined State Plan must include a description of the State operating systems and policies that will support the implementation of the State strategy described in Section II Strategic Elements . This includes—
      • 6. Program Data
        • A. Data Alignment and Integration
          Describe the plans of the lead State agencies with responsibility for the administration of the core programs, along with the State Board, to align and integrate available workforce and education data systems for the core programs, unemployment insurance programs, and education through postsecondary education, and to the extent possible, the Combined State Plan partner programs included in this plan. The description of the State’s plan for integrating data systems should include the State’s goals for achieving integration and any progress to date.

III. b. 6. A. ii. Describe the State’s Plans to Integrate Data Systems to Facilitate Streamlined Intake and Service Delivery to Track Participation Across All Programs Included in This Plan.

View corresponding narrative from PYs 2016-2017

Current Narrative:

Louisiana’s Implementation Team established a workgroup specifically tasked with data alignment, data sharing and the integration of such data as it relates to WIOA. The group is in the process of evaluating each core partner’s current collection method of the required data elements. Specifically, the group is examining what is collected, how it is collected and how and where data is stored. Collection process changes will be an outcome of the evaluation and will be incorporated into a data warehouse among partner agencies.

The Louisiana Workforce Commission and the state’s Office of Technology Systems are working together to develop a data warehouse where data systems from core partners, minimally, will be integrated to track participation across programs. At the time of this writing, the architecture is being designed and business rules are under development in a phased approach. Phase I will concentrate on the development of the data warehouse with core partners, determine what to collect and how to collect it, as well as the frequency of the collection in a secure exchange environment. Business rules will be established, and data-sharing agreements put into place. Phase II will include the evaluation of common intake and service delivery across all programs. As a result of the two-phase process, reduced duplication of services and improved efficiency is anticipated.